tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post6193151461956308181..comments2024-03-13T10:58:10.011-07:00Comments on Streams of Unconsciousness: The Brief But Brilliant Run of Preston SturgesRichard Hourulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354136203258901360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-22385955213680747592008-08-28T11:47:00.000-07:002008-08-28T11:47:00.000-07:00Just read your post about the great Preston Sturge...Just read your post about the great Preston Sturges. I think you really nailed it when you emphasized the importance of the writing in the success of his films. I've read that Sturges started out as a playwright, and as you point out he worked as a screenwriter before being given the chance to direct (like Billy Wilder). His screenplays seem so well written, with their craftsmanlike construction and great dialogue, that they could hardly fail. Being given the opportunity to direct your own screenplay was rare in the studio days, and it's a fortunate thing that he got the chance to give his own ideas their perfect interpretation. He was also fortunate to be associated with Paramount, a studio that seemed to place great emphasis on sophisticated screenwriting. The ability to cast and direct such great performers helped a lot too. When I saw "Morgan's Creek" again a few months ago I realized what a great visual craftsman he was. The direction of that movie couldn't have been better. Thanks for hitting all the salient points that make people like me admire Sturges so much.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-64320541570880592102008-08-28T08:54:00.000-07:002008-08-28T08:54:00.000-07:00I think I'll become a regular reader. I don't know...I think I'll become a regular reader. I don't know about Arsenal, though. This might be a deal breaker :)Starnarcosishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00055174552305002092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-41576908913417589062008-08-28T05:59:00.000-07:002008-08-28T05:59:00.000-07:00Wholeheartedly agree re Unfaithfully Yours. Harri...Wholeheartedly agree re Unfaithfully Yours. Harrison keeps me in stitches. Brilliant, brilliant, script.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-52683356051297583232008-08-28T03:59:00.000-07:002008-08-28T03:59:00.000-07:00Unfaithfully yours is a classic of cinema.Unfaithfully yours is a classic of cinema.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-34066552271185436002008-08-28T01:17:00.000-07:002008-08-28T01:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for reminding us, in your very brilliant fa...Thanks for reminding us, in your very brilliant fashion, of the greatest of all writer-directors and his audacity in going against all political, patriotic agendas of his day. A figure like Sturgess is inconceivable in the climate of today, censorship or no censorship.<BR/><BR/>You might have considered including ultra-short synopses though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com